title: On applying cognitive psychology.
abstract: Recent attempts to assess the practical impact of scientific research prompted my own reflections on over 40 years worth of combining basic and applied cognitive psychology. Examples are drawn principally from the study of memory disorders, but also include applications to the assessment of attention, reading, and intelligence. The most striking conclusion concerns the many years it typically takes to go from an initial study, to the final practical outcome. Although the complexity and sheer timescale involved make external evaluation problematic, the combination of practical satisfaction and theoretical stimulation make the attempt to combine basic and applied research very rewarding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of York, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baddeley
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*; D011585:Psychology, Applied; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Amnesia; applied psychology; implicit memory; rehabilitation; working memory